少子化、高齡化是當今文明國家發展趨勢，也是社會發展危機；如何將少子育為良 民，或是使「少子」世代不至再低落為「無子」世代，是當代文明國家的共同關注。日 本官方研討少子化對策已近二十年，本稿舉其中國、高中及大學進行的「育兒理解教育」 實例，以及以埼玉大學為例的師資培育改革，探討其對於同樣面臨少子化問題的台灣， 在兒童教育與照顧政策推展上的參考意義。

Few-children and much-elderly population appears to be the developing trend of current civilized nations, but it can also turn into an educational crisis waiting to happen. How to sustain this of few-children and stop it from degrading to a non-child one is now a common concern of the civilized world. It has been close to 20 years, since Japanese officials, through various seminars, attempted to formulate a legitimate policy to tackle this unavoidable situation. This article is based on practical occurrences ranging from junior/senior high to college levels, including teacher cultivation and reform training of the college of education of SAITAMA UNIVERSITY. The aim is to pick their brains regarding their ways of tackling few-children conundrum facing Taiwan today so that we can be in a better position to form a more subtle and improved policy to educate and care for these younger generations.